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All week this week I’ve been typing the date a day off. That’s how I’ve felt I guess — a day behind.

I made quiche for supper last night and it was so good, I thought you might be interested in the recipe. It was also pretty easy to make.

Base Ingredients:

Pie shell (it took 2 for these measurements and make sure they are DEEP DISH)
2 cups half-and-half (use low fat for a heart healthy recipe)
3/4 cup parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
5 eggs

Beat the eggs, add the parmesan, salt and pepper and hold on to your hat.

Optional stuff — the really cool thing about quiche is that you can put all kinds of stuff in it and it’s always yummy. Last nights’ had:

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cubed ham
1 can chopped spinach drained well

put all this solid stuff in your pie shells arranged evenly over the bottom, then pour your egg mixture on top.
Bake in a 375º oven until brown on top and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

I’ve seen recipes that include artichoke hearts, hot sauce, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peppers, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms and they all sound wonderful. Vary the cheese with your other ingredients — cheddar is not the only cheese in the universe! I can see cauliflower with bleu cheese, chicken with salsa and monterey jack cheese — well, you get the picture I’m sure!

It’s light on the tongue but very filling. We had the quiche and a green salad for dinner and Ken took some of the leftovers for lunch today. Oh and it smelled wonderful cooking!

Ok, now that I’ve made you hungry…..gotta run

Love to all,

Margaret